1986–87 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
1986–87 Bucknell Bison men's basketball | |
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ECC tournament champions ECC Regular season champions | |
Conference | East Coast Conference |
Record | 22–9 (11–3 ECC) |
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Home arena | Davis Gym |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 1986–87 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by head coach Charles Woollum, played their home games at Davis Gym and were members of the East Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–3 in Patriot League play to be crowned regular season champions. They were also champions of the ECC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament – the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history – where they lost in the first round to No. 1 seed Georgetown, 75–53.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 29, 1986* |
at Ohio State | L 62–90 | 0–1 |
St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 3, 1987* |
Marist | W 66–54 | 3–4 |
Davis Gym (720) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 10, 1987* |
Drexel | W 85–79 | 5–4 |
Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 19, 1987* |
at Maryland | L 68–77 | 6–7 |
Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland | |||||||
ECC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1987* |
vs. Delaware Quarterfinals |
W 81–71 | 20–8 |
Towson Center Towson, Maryland | |||||||
Mar 7, 1987* |
vs. Lehigh Semifinals |
W 103–100 2OT | 21–8 |
Towson Center Towson, Maryland | |||||||
Mar 8, 1987* |
at Towson Championship game |
W 86–74 | 22–8 |
Towson Center Towson, Maryland | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1987* |
(16 SE) | vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Georgetown First Round |
L 53–75 | 22–9 |
The Omni Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- ^ "Hoyas Handle Bucknell". The Washington Post. March 14, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Roster". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "2019-20 Bucknell Bison Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.